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Apple received a patent for virtual reality goggles

Dec

12

2013

Apple received a patent for virtual reality goggles

Every hardcore gamer knows that the next trend in the gaming industry will be virtual reality, which promotes project Oculus Rift . It seems that this trend interested Apple . The company has a new patent describing branded virtual reality goggles.

Externally similar system to ski or motorcycle goggles. The patent application of 14 000 words more attention paid to the viewing of media content than games or augmented reality, which, for example, offer digital glasses Glass, developed by engineers Google. VR helmet forms a separate image for each eye and displays them on one screen, creating a 3D-effect.

But the most interesting part of the patent – with a description of features to improve the perception of content users with impaired vision. Apple did not build in your gadget corrective glasses, as did Google. Kupertinovtsy implemented this idea with the help of the conceptual data processing technology, which adjusts the image for each individual user’s eyes, says Gizmodo.

As usual, the patent does not specify any specific plans for the withdrawal of a product on the market. With confidence we can say only one thing: document shows Apple’s interest in wearable electronics and virtual reality technologies in particular.